Jakko’s Matchbox Bf 110

Jakko

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Here’s the finished result of my Bf 110 for the Matchbox group build.

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I deliberately built this to more or less the standards I would have had when I originally built Matchbox kits as a child — or probably as close to that as you can get as an Experienced Modeller™ 35 years or so later … It’s probably far too neat and well-finished for a model I would have built back then, and it took me about five times too long, but I enjoyed the diversion and nostalgia nonetheless :smiling3:
 

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Nice work Jakko. You didn't hang around with this one.
 

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Great job jakko , the worn winter camo looks excellent , cheers tony
 

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Thanks all :smiling3: it looks better in the photos than in the flesh, but I’m happy with it for what it’s supposed to be: a model built without too much attention to historical accuracy or modelling skill :smiling3:
 

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Jakko. Very nice finish what your next Matchbox if any
 

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Jakko

That's come out very nicely indeed. Well done.

Andrew
 

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Thanks all. Not sure what the next one will be, Lee — probably either an SH-2 Seasprite in 1:48 or a PB4Y Privateer in 1:72, but it might just be another quickie instead :smiling3: However, I’ve got something else entirely to build first, for a group build on another forum, that I should really get started on someday soon.
 

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Lovely job Jakko.
Maybe these old kits were not as bad as I remember!
Cheers
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Lovely job Jakko.
Thanks :smiling3:

Maybe these old kits were not as bad as I remember!
It’s certainly not up to modern standards, but these Matchbox models have held up much better (IMHO) than many others of comparable age. I mean, parts fit with hardly any need to make them do so, for example :smiling3:
 

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Thanks, though “stunning” is a bit much praise for this model, IMHO :smiling3:
 

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Great result Jakko. I've got this kit hiding somewhere, tempted to drag it out now.
 

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Thanks. It’s certainly not a bad kit, though definitely old-fashioned by today’s standards.
 
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